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Forbes, F.E - Five Years in China; from 1842 to 1847
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| Schrijver: | Forbes, F.E |
| Titel: | Five Years in China; from 1842 to 1847 |
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| Uitgever: | London 1848, first edition |
| Bijzonderheid: | 8vo, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, small repairs to spine ends. x, 406 pages. Coloured lithographed frontispiece of the empress of China, 21 woodengravings to text, one of which is a full page chart of the island Labuan. Some minor spotting of p |
| Prijs: | € 460,00 |
| Meer info | "with an Account of the Occupation of the Islands of Labuan and Borneo by her Majesty's Forces". An interesting survey of Chinese life in the aftermath of the First China War. But the most interesting aspect is the account of the cession of Labuan to the British by the Sultan of Brunei, Forbes' being probably the only published eyewitness account. Forbes had charge of the boats of the Wolf and attended the audience with Omar Ali. |
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